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2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

7 Ranked Colleges
170 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 645 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,907 and $26,573 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 170 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree civil eng students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Pennsylvania

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #1 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 29 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Villanova

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 36 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Civil Engineering at Pitt

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list.

Penn State University Park also took the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#4

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Temple also took the #7 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Temple Civil Engineering Report

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

Full Drexel University Civil Engineering Report

#7

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Carnegie Mellon Civil Engineering Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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